As the desert sun began to rise over the horizon, Ryoko stirred. She opened her eyes slightly and waited for them to focus. When she could see normally, she looked around and saw that she was lying on some soft mats near a cave. When she looked back down…she smiled. Naruto was lying on his back, with a small smile on his face.

Memories of the night before came to her. She sighed in happiness as she laid back down and rested her head on Narutos' chest. "Oh, thank goodness, it wasn't a dream." She snuggled into his side and wrapped her right arm over him.

They stayed like that for another hour before Naruto awoke. He looked around until he spotted Ryokos' red eyes staring back at him, a playful smile on her face.

"Morning, Naru-kun." Ryoko said as she leaned up and kissed Narutos' cheek.

Naruto smiled back at her. He leaned down and captured her lips in his. This evolved into a full blown make-out session and from there…well…if not for Narutos' barrier, the people in the hidden Sand village would have woken up to some very loud screams of "NARU-KUN!" and "RYO-HIME!"

At about noon, Naruto and Ryoko had gotten up and walked over to the oasis' water hole. They bathed together and got in some more heavy make-out sessions before climbing out and getting dressed.

Naruto had his golem pick up some special clothes he'd ordered a month ago while he was picking up Ryokos' new clothes.

He decided to model his look after Inutaisho. The only difference was that, instead of the white dog-fur cape, Naruto found out that his fox-pelt cloak could change form slightly and conformed to the metal armor to make a red-furred cape that could instantly be changed back into its' original Naraku-style cloak at a moments notice and back to a cape.

Naruto remembered when he'd tested out the cloaks abilities before. Sealed into the bottom of the cloak, were nine, long, red, foxtails that he could control using his demon chakra or youkai as it was called by demons. He could make the tails as soft as goose-down, or as hard as iron. He could also use them to pick up multiple things. He could also do this in its' cape form. Unlike Inutaisho, Narutos' clothes were all black and red. His armor was a dark gray and looked exactly like Inutaishos'. His hair was now mostly black with blond and silver streaks running through it. The tips of it were red. He had it tied at the back of his neck in a low ponytail. It was still somewhat spiky; by it pulled to the back. His hair was loose from the ponytail down and was long enough to reach the small of his back. He had similar arm-guards or bracers to Inutaisho except they were red where Inutaishos' were white. His clawed hands flexed and he loved the free movement he had in his new clothes. On his feet were two combat slipper-style shoes like Inutaishos'. Naruto used some of his sealing skills and placed various seals on both his and Ryokos' clothes so that they would resist getting wet, burned, always change size to fit perfectly, and could stop a fairly powerful sword thrust. It was also resistant to most projectiles and elemental jutsus, but only to a point. He also put on Sangos' demon slayer metal facemask. Deciding he looked pretty good, Naruto looked over at Ryoko and blushed madly. He'd seen her naked, mated with her, and bathed with her, but she was just…so…beautiful.

She was now wearing her battle clothes. Naruto thought she looked so lovely in a black copy of Sangos' travel wear, he had her battle suit made for Ryoko. It looked exactly like Sangos' except the pinks parts were deep, blood red and it had a hole in the back for her long, beautiful red tail to come out of. She had her hair up in a high pony tail like Sango, and her fox ears where human ears should be, combined with the rest of her look, made her look beautiful, powerful, sexy, and cute all at the same time.

For a weapon, Naruto had the golem pick up some special orders he'd placed a couple of weeks before he made the clothes orders. He had Jakotsu's serpent sword, and Bankotsus' Banryu.

Ryoko wore the serpent sword at her left hip and put her banryu in a seal in her right palm that just required a drop of blood and some chakra to release.

She was stretching around trying to make sure her battle clothes allowed her enough movement. Naruto couldn't help but watch as her tight battle suit stretched over her luscious form.

Ryoko, satisfied with her outfits range of movement turned to look at Naruto. Her cheeks took on a shade of light pink and her eyes glazed over a little. He looked so…so…HOT. He looked like a battle ready lord. When she looked up to his face, she thought that his metal facemask made him look terribly mysterious and handsome. When she noticed how he was looking at her, she smiled. She bet that under that facemask, there was a small amount of blood trickling out from his nose.

She calmly walked towards him, her hips swaying and her tail accentuating the motion by swishing behind her. She stopped just in front of him and looked into his lusting eyes.

She slit her hands up his torso armor and placed both hands oh his facemask. She gently unfastened it and lifted it away from him and she smirked when she saw that, yes, there was a small trail of blood coming down from his nose.

She leaned up as if to kiss him, but went up further and…licked the blood from under his nose and then went down to his lips to kiss him.

Naruto was in a daze. He didn't know how Ryoko had suddenly gotten from a few feet from him to right in front of him, but he didn't care. He wrapped his arms around her and deepened the kiss.

When they pulled their lips apart and looked into each others' eyes, Ryoko smiled at Naruto. "I don't see why you daydream, when you could just have the real thing…Naru-kun." She said playfully.

Naruto smiled with a light blush on his face. "What can I say, you have that effect on my, Ryoko-hime."

They just stood there, holding each other for w while. Then, Narutos' stomach grumbled.

Ryoko looked him, her ears up in surprise. He looked very embarrassed and rubbed the back of his head with his hand. "Um…"

Ryoko burst out laughing.

When she calmed down, they went over to their camp and had some lunch. Ryoko and Naruto spent the rest of the day getting used to their new clothes and weapons. They then spent the next few weeks working on some combination attack tactics and formations. When they had finally gotten good enough, Naruto decided it was time to start their real ninja training.

Naruto tapped into his purifying miko energy and made himself as human as he could. Ryoko watched as his hair changed to pure blond, he shrank a few inches, and his eyes changed to regular pupils and cerulean blue eyes. His claws disappeared and his fangs shrunk. Ryoko squealed and tackled him in a hug. She was now an inch or so taller than him. She held his head to her large breasts and moved from side to side.

"You look so CUT as a human Naru-chan."

Naruto blushed and sweatdropped at the same time. "Thanks, Ryo-chan, but can you let me breath now?" He mumbled into the valley of her breasts.

Ryoko reluctantly let him go and he took a few deep breaths.

Naruto reached behind him to a seal on the inside of his cape and unsealed his copy of the forbidden scroll of sealing. He laid it out along with a few other jutsu scrolls he'd taken and they began to study them.

Since Ryokos' body was one of Narutos' incarnations, she had a small reserve of miko power, but it was very difficult to tap into. She could do jutsu in her demon form, but for some it was easier while using miko energy.

That was how the next two years went. They practiced many jutsu both regular and elemental. They even created some new ones that only they knew. Then, it was time.

It was time to return to the Leaf village.

Naruto stored everything up in scrolls and he met Ryoko down by the oasis.

She was staring into the calm waters at her reflection. When she heard Naruto approach, she turned and saw him behind her. She was wearing an outfit similar to the one she'd worn when the first met. It was like Sangos' travel wear, only black. She wore it over her combat suit and still had her serpent sword at her left hip.

She saw Naruto in his Inutaisho style clothes with his cloak affixed as a red-fur cape and his slayers metal facemask in place on his face.

"It's time to go back, Ryoko-hime." Naruto said as he cupped her left cheek with his right hand.

She leaned into the touch and smiled slightly. "I know, Naru-kun." Then she looked at him and smiled. "Lets shake the village up." She leaned up and they shared another passionate kiss.

When they break apart, Naruto reached back into his cape and releases a seal. A small, silver feather falls into his hand. "Hang on, Ryo-hime." He says as he pulls her close to him. He leaps up and throws the feather beneath them.

It instantly expands until it is about the size of a canoe. Naruto, still holding onto Ryoko, directs the quill of the feather towards the Leaf village and, in a gist of wind, speeds off towards it.

"I'm coming home, old man." Naruto smirks underneath his facemask as he and Ryoko speed off towards the village.

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The Third Hokage…was dumbstruck, open mouthed, and stunned silly.

He couldn't believe what Naruto has been through. Then a thought struck him. "Um…Naruto, where is Ryoko-san?"

A soft giggle was heard behind the old man. He looked behind him to see Ryoko…reading his Icha Icha Paradise. "Oh my," She then dropped the book on the old mans' desk and blurred out of sight, somehow ending up in Narutos' lap. She was still in her traveling clothes and Naruto had his cloak shift into a cape and was now sitting across from the old man in his Inutaisho style clothing with Ryoko on his lap and her arms around his neck. "Naru-kun, I've got some new ideas I'd like for us to try later tonight." She said in an alluring purr.

Sarutobi was launched back, propelled by a massive nosebleed.

Naruto chuckled as he hugged Ryoko tighter. "Ryo-hime, what am I going to do with you?" He asked in a playful tone.

She leaned her head on his shoulder. "Well, that book gave me a few ideas for tonight…for starters." They laughed and then settled down to wait for the old man to come too. When he did, they resumed their explanations. Ryoko apologized to the old man and he, in turn apologized to her. From her description, he guess one of the men responsible for her attack was his fallen student, Orochimaru. He then asked about Narutos' height. Naruto explained that, as his powers and experience grew, so did he. When the change first occurred, he was considerably taller, but it only went up as he trained. When he used his miko energy, he shrunk to around 5' 3". He also told the old man that his fake-out golem was dist and woodchips now. Naruto had gotten the memories from the golem after he'd destroyed it. It was a huge headache. He saw that his golem was put into a private psych ward and then moved to a small house on Sarutobis' property until he was "well" enough to go back to the village. He didn't go back to the academy, just stayed at home and trained outside at night. He was limited, but it kept up the act.

The golem had been approached several times by representatives of someone called Danzo who had wanted him to join his organization. The golem had always replied that he'd have to think about it. That kept Danzo off him…for now. The golem had also informed Naruto of the Uchiha massacre. That made him sad. All the Uchiha could rot for all he cared…all but one. She was always kind to him. He'd watched her in secret once and was appalled. Her husband was nice enough in public and in front of their children, but he was an abusive, demeaning, pig when he was alone with her.

Naruto had told the old man about it but…there was no concrete proof, no complaining witness, and it would probably fall under clan affairs that he couldn't meddle with.

When Naruto got that info from the golem, he knew he'd have to stop by a certain cemetery.

They spent the next few hours coming up with a cover story for Narutos' new appearance and Ryoko. They also came up with Who's gennin team they'd be on and their jounin sensei.

When the day was nearly spent, Naruto bid the Hokage good evening and left from the balcony window by throwing out a small, silver feather and landing on it as it expanded to about a canoes' size. Ryoko leapt on it after him and they both rose into the sky and sailed off into the evening air.

Sarutobi walked out of his office after un-doing the privacy jutsu. He could feel it in his old bones. Tomorrow…was going to be hell.

He left for home early and hoped the paperwork wouldn't be too bad from all this.

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Taking some time to work on other ideas and stories. I'll update as soon as I can. Buy for now.